“Hi, I currently have multiple Blu-ray drives on multiple Windows 10 PC’s and none of which can recognize a 4K Blu-ray disc… Yes they are BDXL and support 100 and 128gb Blu-ray discs. I was wondering if anyone has got this to work or if PC’s just cannot play them yet. I have a i5 skylake, GTX970, 8gb memory.”

WHAT IS ULTRA HD 4k BLU-RAY?

It’s the latest generation of Blu-ray discs which, as the name suggests, supports Ultra HD – aka 4K. Besides much sharper pictures, it also adds all sorts of useful things like High Dynamic Range and new advanced audio systems like Dolby Atmos.

Sadly, all this requires higher capacity discs, which is why a new format is required. That means Ultra HD discs won’t play on a normal Blu-ray player, though you can play older Blu-ray discs on an Ultra HD player.

How to Play 4K Blu-ray Disc on Windows 10 PC?

Till now, there are mainly two ways to enjoy 4K videos: 4K external media player device and 4K media player software installed on Windows 10 computer. Several professional 4K player devices can play 4K videos, like Sony/LG 4K Ultra HD Media Player. 4K TVs such as Samsung UN65HU9000, have been invented. But they are all sort of expensive. There are also many computers which support 4K playing, especially after the release of Mac OS X 10.9.3(compatible with limited computer types). Now more and more Windows and Mac computers supports 4K playback with the help of 4K media player software In terms of price, watching 4K movies on computer seems to be a good choice. Then which 4K player software can support 4K video playback perfectly? UFUSoft Windows 10 4K Blu ray Player is a good choice to play 4k blu ray disc movie on Windows 10 pc.